In the Netherlands, it is the custom that, when during the construction of a house the highest point has been reached and the roof is ready for tiling, the client treats the construction workers to so-called "tile beer" to celebrate this. A flag is then placed on the ridge of the house. If the client is too stingy to treat, not a flag, but a broom is placed. - English example sentence

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Dorenda June 10, 2010 June 10, 2010 at 8:08:25 PM UTC

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Please check. I'm especially unsure about "client". It's what the dictionary gives, but it seems to me that in this sentence, it's not very clear what kind of client is meant. What I meant to say with it is "the person who commisiones the house to be built".

Also, does there happen to be an existing English expression for "tile beer"? I just litterally translated it.

FeuDRenais June 10, 2010 June 10, 2010 at 8:23:11 PM UTC

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It's fine. "Client" makes sense.

"Tile beer" doesn't exist in English (well, you never know), so there's nothing wrong with translating it this way.

Dorenda June 10, 2010 June 10, 2010 at 11:09:51 PM UTC

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Okay, thank you.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #402602In Nederland is het de gewoonte dat, wanneer bij de bouw van een huis het hoogste punt bereikt is en de dakpannen gelegd kunnen worden, de opdrachtgever de bouwvakkers op zogenaamd "pannenbier" trakteert om dit te vieren. Er wordt dan een vlag in de nok van het huis geplaatst. Is de opdrachtgever te gierig om te trakteren, dan wordt geen vlag, maar een bezem geplaatst..

In the Netherlands, it is the custom that, when during the construction of a house the highest point has been reached and the roof is ready for tiling, the client treats the construction workers to so-called "tile beer" to celebrate this. A flag is then placed on the ridghe of the house. If the client is too stingy to treat, not a flag, but a broom is placed.

added by Dorenda, June 10, 2010

➜ #402602In Nederland is het de gewoonte dat, wanneer bij de bouw van een huis het hoogste punt bereikt is en de dakpannen gelegd kunnen worden, de opdrachtgever de bouwvakkers op zogenaamd "pannenbier" trakteert om dit te vieren. Er wordt dan een vlag in de nok van het huis geplaatst. Is de opdrachtgever te gierig om te trakteren, dan wordt geen vlag, maar een bezem geplaatst.

linked by Dorenda, June 10, 2010

In the Netherlands, it is the custom that, when during the construction of a house the highest point has been reached and the roof is ready for tiling, the client treats the construction workers to so-called "tile beer" to celebrate this. A flag is then placed on the ridge of the house. If the client is too stingy to treat, not a flag, but a broom is placed.

edited by Dorenda, June 10, 2010

➜ #402620У Нідэрландах ёсць звычай, што, калі пры будаўніцтве дома дайшлі да найвышэйшай кропкі, і дах гатовы да кладкі чарапіцы, гаспадар частуе будаўнікоў так званым «чарапічным півам», каб адсвяткаваць гэта. На каньку даху ставіцца сцяг. Калі гаспадар скупы і адмаўляецца пачаставаць работнікаў, ставяць не сцяг, а мятлу.

linked by Demetrius, June 10, 2010

➜ #402622В Нидерландах есть обычай, что, когда при постройке дома дошли до наивысшей точки, и крыша готова к кладке черепицы, хозяин угощает строителей так называемым «черепичным пивом», чтобы это отпраздновать. На коньке крыши ставится флаг. Если хозяин скупой и отказывается угостить работников, ставят не флаг, а метлу.

linked by Dorenda, June 10, 2010

➜ #3285633Wenn beim Bau eines Hauses der höchste Punkt erreicht ist und die Dachpfannen gelegt werden können, ist es in den Niederlanden üblich, dass der Bauherr den Bauarbeitern ein sogenanntes Pfannenbier spendiert, um das zu feiern. Es wird dabei eine Fahne am First des Hauses befestigt. Ist der Bauherr zum Spendieren zu geizig, dann wird keine Fahne, sondern ein Besen angebracht.

linked by raggione, May 30, 2014

➜ #4557490Di Belanda, sudah menjadi kebiasaan saat membangun rumah jika sudah mencapai bagian tertinggi dan atap sudah siap dipasang, pemilik rumah menjamu para tukang bangunan dengan istilah "bir atap" untuk memberi selamat. Sebuah bendera kemudian dipasang di bubungan. Jika pemilik rumah agak pelit, yang dipasang bukan bendera, tetapi sapu.

linked by dbahasa, September 26, 2015

➜ #5844647En los Países Bajos, es costumbre que cuando se construye una casa y se ha alcanzado el punto más alto y el techo está listo para el entejado, el cliente obsequia a los trabajadores de la construcción a la llamada "cerveza de la teja" para celebrarlo. Una bandera se pone entonces en la cumbrera de la casa. Si el cliente es demasiado tacaño para invitar, no se pone una bandera y en su lugar se pone una escoba.

linked by albrusgher, February 9, 2017

➜ #12603761Netherlands re, Oaḱ baioḱ tan re, Chuṭi jooṅ bai beṭa yan aete Saṛima do Kechoḱ te daṕoḱ leka taen re, ena celebrate lagit́, Client, nutumènkan "tile beer" nú te Construction Worker koć keaakô teaḱ Custom menaḱa. Enaete Oaḱjangi re miat́ Hoyolijaḱ bit́oḱa. Client esuć kuṭu ge redo, Hoyolijaḱ ká, Jonoḱ bit́oḱa.